Moab (and Colorado), Sept 17th-23rd 2016

tucked

tucked

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My wife and I just got back from our week trip that took us from Kansas City to Moab. On the way home we spent a day on some mild trails in Colorado. We had a great time and I'm certainly glad my wife got to experience this. (Little back story, my wife, had a heart & double lung transplant in 2007. She is now experiencing rejection of the lungs and not doing well. She said she wanted to go to Moab..... so I made it happen! We took 46 Oxygen tanks with us, a generator and an Oxygen concentrator to meet her breathing needs. It wasn't easy.. but we had a good time) We met a couple new friends on the trails which made it that much greater.

Moab trails we ran: Gemini Bridges, Fallen Peace Officer Trail, Fins & Things, Metal Masher, Hell's Revenge & Top of the World
Colorado trails we ran: Shrine Pass, Wearyman Creek & McAllister Gulch


Scenic Overlook in western Colorado. Towing our 5x10 Cargo Trailer converted to a camper.


Our Campsite at night... lights are powered from 100W Roof mounted solar panel. Loved the place we found to camp... blocked from the wind by a large formation. Just off of Needles Overlook Road south of Moab.


Another long exposure from our campsite.


Playing with a flashlight and Long Exposures at night.


Fins & Things



Fins & Things


Metal Masher looking over Hwy 191.


Hell's Revenge


Hell's Revenge Overlook


View from Hell's Revenge Overlook


Starting the descent of Hell's Gate (on Hell's Revenge Trail)


Climbing Hell's Gate (on Hell's Revenge Trail)


Hell's Revenge... got caught out there in the dark.... very intimidating on some of those fins and slickrock at night!


Trail going up Top of the World


Wearyman Creek Trail (CO)


McAllister Gulch Trail (Summit of Resolution Mountain). Started snowing on this trail.. adding to the difficulty of getting to the top. Was beautiful trail with the fall colors and the snow.
 

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Sullivan

Sullivan

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Absolutely awesome man. And mostly regarding you and your wife. So awesome that you made it happen for her. My hats off to you for trying to move heaven and earth for someone you love.
The pictures are spectacular.
 
jeeeep

jeeeep

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that's beautiful areas you traveled through. having lived in Utah make me miss this time of year when everything begins to change.

So awesome of your wife wanting to make the trip and you doing what it took to make it happen. That's a lot of love there, thanks for sharing your story :thumb:
 
tucked

tucked

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Sullivan said:
Absolutely awesome man. And mostly regarding you and your wife. So awesome that you made it happen for her. My hats off to you for trying to move heaven and earth for someone you love.
The pictures are spectacular.
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jeeeep said:
that's beautiful areas you traveled through. having lived in Utah make me miss this time of year when everything begins to change.

So awesome of your wife wanting to make the trip and you doing what it took to make it happen. That's a lot of love there, thanks for sharing your story :thumb:
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Thank you both so much. It really meant allot to be able to do this for her. It wasn't easy.. but would do it all over again!
 
Sullivan

Sullivan

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tucked said:
Thank you both so much. It really meant allot to be able to do this for her. It wasn't easy.. but would do it all over again!
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The things you do for the people you love. I have a wife and 3 daughters that I would go to hell and back for if they needed it.
 
RMC2

RMC2

Caught the Bug
Best of luck to you and your wife, prayers for you both. Glad you could pull this off and thanks for sharing some great photos.
 
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